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  • Mat just came home, and as he walked in the house, there was a gunshot. Then, a car came barreling around the corner onto our street, skidded on the pavement, slammed into the neighbor’s embankment across the street, and crashed into their yard. The driver and passenger turned in the hazard lights, got out, and started walking down the road. Neighbors came out of their houses, asking, “HEY! Whuur y’all a-goin’?” An ambulance and a police car is here now. My neighbors are sitting outside on their porches, watching this happen. The people in the car are no where to… [read more]

  • First Reply from CDC Complaint Update Request

    I emailed them on April 17, 2012…. 5 months after their first response…. asking for an update on their “investigation.” This response is the last I heard from them. April 17, 2012 Sharon Murphy, Complainant Dear Ms. Murphy: I am writing to notify you of the current status for the inquiry into your complaint against Fort Knox Child Development Center in Fort Knox, Kentucky. The complaint review remains open at this time. As you can appreciate, and as provided in the NAEYC Complaint Policy, “communications regarding complaints are confidential and not shared with the public.” NAEYC is not a regulatory… [read more]

  • Kiddo jerked my iPad from me and said, “mine.” First time they’ve used that word and first time that ever happened. Crap. [read more]

  • Tolerance

    Tolerance

    Recently I’ve had a lot of exposure to Christian intolerance through the news, friends, etc. Due to this, my thoughts about Christianity have been a bit confusing. So, I decided to do a Google search for Christianity teaches tolerance. One article in particular caught my eye. Note: sections taken from the article will be indented. The definition of intolerant: Not tolerant, especially: The really remarkable thing about the definition of intolerant is that those who say we Christians are intolerant and should not express our religious beliefs are the ones who actually fit the definition. Tolerance is not about accepting… [read more]

  • Sis took Baby downstairs, and I slept in for the first time in… I can’t remember the last time I got up after 6:30am. [read more]

  • Baby has what seems like hundred of toys; they’d rather play with my set of Sharpie markers. They don’t use them, they just enjoy pulling them out of the pencil holder, matching up different colors, and putting them back! 🙂 [read more]